cleverness

noun
/ˈklɛvɚnəs/US/ˈklɛvənəs/UK

Etymology

From clever + -ness.

  1. derived from *klibēn
  2. derived from klibōn
  3. derived from klever
  4. derived from klover
  5. derived from *kleuban — “to cleave, split
  6. inherited from *clifer
  7. inherited from cliver
  8. formed as cleverness — “clever + -ness

Definitions

  1. The property of being clever.

    • 1. Stuckism is the quest for authenticity. By removing the mask of cleverness and admitting where we are, the Stuckist allows him/herself uncensored expression.
  2. Something clever, or done cleverly.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cleverness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at cleverness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at cleverness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA